Abstract
The larval development ofPhoronis psammophila Cori is divided into 6 phases (on the basis of increasing pairs of larval tentacles); furthermore an initial and a ripe phase are distinguished. Specific aspects of the development are described: Formation and structure of larval tentacles; anlage of adult tentacles as a thickening in the larval tentacle base; late development of the metasome (larva with 4–6 tentacles); formation of the metasome pouch in the larva with 8 tentacles; enlargement of the apical plate; differentiation of the gut; differentiation of larval nephridia; formation of pigment particles in the larva with 6 tentacles (storage function of pigments and its significance for larval identification); different types of discoflagella in various regions of the body. The larval development shows the following tendencies: Improvement of locomotion; intensification of food filtration; anlage of adult organs in the larva leading to a shortening of metamorphosis duration. The larva ofP. psammophila is compared with those ofP. pallida, P. hippocrepia, andP. vancouverensis. Earlier larval determinations ofP. psammophila (e.g.Actinotrocha sabatieri, A. hatschekii) are shown to have been mistakes. Termination of the postembryonic phase (metamorphosis) can be induced experimentally by bacteria and also by cations. Pure or mixed bacteria cultures must be present at the beginning exponential growth phase. The bacteria density required is 20–94×106 bact.ml−1 for pure cultures and on the average 28×106 bact. ml−1 for mixed cultures. Metamorphosis initiation by cations can be induced with CsCl (0.06 M) and RbCl (0.035 M). Metamorphosis ofP. psammophila occurs in 6 phases: larva, ready for metamorphosis; larva, activated by bacteria or ions; evagination of the metasome diverticle, dislocation of gut; losing and swallowing of episphaere and larval tentacles; formation of the youngP. psammophila. All developmental phases are described and compared with those ofP. muelleri; imperfect metamorphosis is characterized and the youngP. psammophila compared with older stages and the adult Phoronis.
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Abbreviations
- am:
-
Analmesenterium
- amp:
-
Ampulle
- an:
-
Analpapille
- aten:
-
Adulttentakel-Anlage
- au:
-
Außenseite des Tentakels
- base:
-
Basalkörper der Cilien
- blu:
-
Blutkörper
- cil:
-
Cilien
- da:
-
Darm
- dadi:
-
Darmdivertikel
- epi:
-
Episphäre
- epiz:
-
Zellen der Episphäre
- fibl:
-
längsförmige Muskelfibrille
- fibr:
-
ringförmige Muskelfibrille
- gef:
-
Blutgefäß
- hyp:
-
Hyposphäre
- in:
-
Innenseite des Tentakels
- kep:
-
Körperepithelzellen
- lgf:
-
laterales Blutgefäß
- llm:
-
linkes Lateralmesenterium
- lten:
-
Larvaltentakel
- ma:
-
Magen
- medi:
-
Metasomadivertikel
- mei:
-
innerer Teil des Metasomadivertikels
- mes:
-
Mesocoel
- met:
-
Metacoel
- mez:
-
Mesodermzelle
- mgf:
-
medianes Blutgefäß
- mu:
-
Muskelfahne
- ne:
-
Protonephridium
- öso:
-
Ösophagus
- om:
-
orales Mesenterium
- pid:
-
Pigmentkörper der Darmdivertikel
- pim:
-
Pigmentkörper des Metasomadivertikels
- pis:
-
Pigmentkörper des Scheitelplatte
- pit:
-
Pigmentkörper der Tentakel
- pro:
-
Procoel
- rlm:
-
rechts Lateralmesenterium
- spl:
-
Scheitelplatte
- tel:
-
Telotroch
- telu:
-
Tentakellumen
- tep:
-
Tentakelepithel
- vma:
-
Vormagen
- vme:
-
Ventralmesenterium
- zot:
-
Blutgefäßzotten
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Herrmann, K. Larvalentwicklung und Metamorphose vonPhoronis psammophila (Phoronida, Tentaculata). Helgolander Wiss. Meeresunters 32, 550–581 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02277994
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